• Mausumi Bandyopadhyay

The district South 24 Parganas has a sharp contrast in spatial distribution of natural resource base, locational advantage and socio-economic environment. The Various dimensions of development, in terms of economic, human and social elements, are the resultant achievements depending on the nature of utilisation of the natural and human resources. So the people without access to certain resources are considered as backward. Various constraints make the path of development very complex. Socio-economic constraints are mainly related with demography, economic activities, role of the different institutions and cultural heritage. Location also plays a crucial role in making disparity. Demographic constraints are related with high rate of population growth, low human and gender development indices, high rate of immigration and low female work participation. Economic activities are associated with the rate of performance in agriculture, fishing, industry and livestock rearing. Role of various educational and health care institutions is very important to eradicate the obstacles of development. Both primary and secondary data have been collected, computed and analysed for the purpose. Due to difference in level of development from earlier days, the district suffers from perpetual inequality in different spheres of life such as in gender development, rural-urban differentiation as well as mainland-island differentiation. Such inequalities are gradually widening despite scientific and technological advancement. This is an endeavour to find out the causes and types of disparities, and to put forward suggestions to eradicate such menace in different levels.

disparities, work participation, rural-urban differentiation, social elements

"INEQUALITIES IN SOUTH 24 PARGANAS DISTRICT: TYPES, CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 6, page no.c559-c563, June-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2206268.pdf

"INEQUALITIES IN SOUTH 24 PARGANAS DISTRICT: TYPES, CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 6, page no. ppc559-c563, June-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2206268.pdf